[Qgis-user] Selecting Multiple Layers in a Single Click

[Mike Flannigan]

Selecting multiple layers works good for me.  Is there any way
to unselect (uncheck) those multiple layers without having to
group them, and without having to uncheck each one individually?


Mike


On 8/20/21 4:06 PM, qgis-user-request at lists.osgeo.org wrote:
> No, it's not a single click operation (qgis has no way to know how many
> layers you want to choose). But you can use the "shift" and "ctrl"
> techniques I mentioned before and click the "toggle selection" to simplify
> checking multiple layers in those interfaces.
>
> I often use the "select all" option and use the CTRL+click to deselect
> unwanted layers. That makes it quicker when selecting the majority of large
> layer collections.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 2:34 PM Charles Dixon-Paver <charles at kartoza.com>
> wrote:
>
>>> You can select multiple layers by selecting the first layer and holding
>>> SHIFT, then all the other layers between those two selected should also be
>>> selected.
>>>
>>> You can hold the CTRL button and click a layer to toggle it's selected
>>> status to add or remove it from the selection.
>>>
>>> You can then add them to a group or drag their order on the ToC, but to
>>> toggle all layer visibility you will need to use the hide/ show selected
>>> features option from the layer visibility drop down in the layer panel.
>>>
>>>